Gorgas Surname

248,216th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,601 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Panama

Gorgas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gorgas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6701:120,15714,712
United States5861:618,53150,040
Spain1491:313,77218,634
Argentina391:1,095,98566,746
Panama331:118,5534,252
Norway181:285,68329,080
Poland181:2,111,597101,748
Austria171:500,90847,931
Greece151:738,65380,079
Cuba121:960,2266,464
France101:6,642,272293,169
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
England61:9,286,343223,652
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1811:277,45122,466

Gorgas Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Gorgas Come From? nationality or country of origin

Gorgas (Russian: Горгас) is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Gorgas.

How Common Is The Last Name Gorgas? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 248,216th most common last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 4,551,871 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 57 percent of Gorgas reside; 44 percent reside in Western Europe and 43 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most common in Germany, where it is held by 670 people, or 1 in 120,157. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Saxony-Anhalt, where 41 percent live, Brandenburg, where 11 percent live and Saxony, where 9 percent live. Excluding Germany this last name exists in 21 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 37 percent live and Spain, where 9 percent live.

Gorgas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gorgas has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gorgas surname grew 324 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gorgas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gorgas surname are 16.47% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.24% registered with the party.

The amount Gorgas earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 248.16% more than the national average, earning 1,204,920 kr per year; in United States they earn 2.8% more than the national average, earning $44,359 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.9% less than the national average, earning $48,240 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gourgas92134/
Gorgass9216/
Gorgais921/
Ghorgas920/
Gorga914,066/
Goras911,485/
Orgas911,047/
Gourgaus861/
Gorgadse861/
Ghorghas861/
Gargas831,599/
Gorgos831,082/
Gorase83874/
Ggoras83459/
Goraus83399/
Gouras83392/
Gorash83359/
Horgas83265/
Orgass8389/
Gurgas8375/
Gorais8366/
Gergas8340/
Gourga8337/
Gorgha8333/
Goreas8322/
Ghoras8320/
Gorasz8320/
Gorras8317/
Gorgoa8316/
Gooras8313/
Gorgai8311/
Gorays836/
Gorgay836/
Gorgaj836/
Ngorga835/
Gorgat833/
Gotras833/
Orgais832/
Gorgah832/
Orgahs832/
Gorats831/
Gorajs831/
Gorgaß831/
Oras801,787/
Ghorase77514/
Gargasz77481/
Gargash77442/
Gorgosz77439/
Gorgaij77152/
Gorgots77129/
Horgash7778/
Gorgacz7760/
Gourras7736/
Gorenga7735/
Gourash7725/
Gorghaj7717/
Gorgach7714/
Goraish7713/
Gorashe7713/
Gorrais7712/
Gorgosh779/
Ngourga779/
Gergash777/
Gorasht775/
Horgass775/
Gargast774/
Goringa773/
Horgasz773/
Gourgos773/
Gotrase772/
Gurgash772/
Gorgous772/
Ghouras772/
Gaurgas771/
Gurgaus771/
Goutras771/
Gargass771/
Ghoiras771/
Gotrais771/
Gorahas771/
Gorgaiz771/
Goirass771/
Ghorash771/
Ghargas771/
Gourgay770/
Garga7320,849/
Orgaz734,158/
Horas732,033/
Gorgo731,892/
Orais731,824/
Oreas73250/
Goros73248/
Orase73197/
Orash7375/
Goraś7350/
Argas7347/
Orras7341/
Orgaß7338/
Oraas7328/
Otras7324/
Goraz7323/
Gorás7318/
Góras7316/
Orats7316/
Ouras7311/
Goraş7311/
Orass737/
Orgos735/
Orasz734/
Oiras734/
Orast733/
Gorgò732/
Oraus732/
Górga731/
Orays731/
Oğras731/
Orgaś731/
Orgás731/
Ohras731/
Orhas731/
Orzas731/
Gourgaud71334/
Gorgosch7152/
Giergasz7152/
Gurgadse7118/
Gargasht7115/
Gorasová717/
Gorasova716/
Gourgaiz714/
Ghorashe712/
Gourgous712/
Gouringa712/
Orggasch711/
Gorginga711/
N'Gourga711/
Ghourash711/
Ghorghay711/
Ghargash711/
Gotrasse711/
Gorgaich711/
Goergous710/
Argash671,670/
Horgos671,100/
Argast67679/
Horras67661/
Gorgod67580/
Horash67566/
Orasch67496/
Hargas67455/
Ourais67433/
Gargat67384/
Gargai67371/
Ourras67346/
Gorgoy67309/
Gargaś67289/
Gargaa67240/
Gharas67196/
Gorosh67158/
Gargay67156/
Gargac67156/
Gargah67127/
Gourgache67122/
Gargaz67110/
Gorraz67110/
Otrash6789/
Ngarga6787/
Horais6786/
Gorgoi6785/
Arghas6782/
Gorach6775/
Gorzás6772/
Gouros6764/
Outras6755/
Goraiz6746/
Gorgot6738/
Orzais6737/
Gorász6734/
Gorgho6733/
Goreis6733/
Gargaš6726/
Gargaj6724/
Goreys6722/
Orashe6722/
Horňas6721/
Argais6720/
Gorgoś6717/
Gorgoň6716/
Gorosz6714/
Gorashova6713/
Goracz6713/
Gorgou6713/
Gargha6712/
Gourgo6712/
Horajs6711/
Ourats6711/
Houras679/
Ourase678/
Gargau678/
Gurgaz678/
Gorgoš678/
Horgaz677/
Gorros676/
Horase676/
Gorohs676/
Gorhos675/
Gorose675/
Gargad675/
Orrais675/
Horasz674/
Horass674/
Ourgaz674/
Goraszova674/
Goraszová674/
Gorosd674/
Gorost673/
Gharga673/
Hojras673/
Gorgoz673/
Ngorgo673/
Horhas673/
Goreaz673/
Gargasova672/
Gaarga672/
Gorgoo672/
Horgaš672/
Ourass672/
Garinggas672/
Oratsh672/
O'Rast671/
Oraish671/
Hgarga671/
Horast671/
Garrga671/
Gorois671/
Gothreaus671/
Gouraz671/
Oraths671/
Horaas671/
Horgaß671/
Oraist671/
Orasse671/
Orrase671/
Orzasz671/
Orgacz671/
Orgois671/
Otrahs671/
Oireas671/
Gotros671/
Gorausová671/
Gorauś671/
Gorace671/
Gorggo671/
Goross671/
Górasz671/
Gurgaś671/
Gergaz671/
Ourghaiss671/
Orause671/
Kgarga671/
Orahas671/
Gorngo671/
Ghorghost671/
Hooras671/
Orease670/
Otraus670/
Horads670/
Horats670/
Gotreause670/

Gorgas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gorgas in the Russian language
Горгасgorgas-

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